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Chairman Chapman at work.
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Interview of the week
Welcome to this year's first issue of TeenLink magazine.
This week our school is helping to reforest Beview Hill
Beth Banks interviewed Martin Chapman, the chairman
of our local committee for the preservation of the environment
Beth:
You ? 're working (work) very hard today
Martin Yes, we are. We 2
plant) more trees
Beth:
[you/do) this?
Martin Well, it usually 4
(rain) a lot in this area and the water
(carry) the soil way. We often
So we need more trees. Trees are important because their roots?
[keep) the soil in its place
Beth: Who's helping you today?
Martin A lot of local people. Some people 8
(water) the trees. Many of your schoolmates 10
(help), too, so we 11 (do) the work fast.
Beth
(help) my dad in the garden. Is there anything I can do?
S
(have) floods
(dig) holes and others
I often 12

Tea is 1) made (make) from the leaves of the tea plant. At first, it

2) __was used (use) as a medicine, but it 3) ___became (become) an everyday drink in the 3rd century A.D. First, the leaves 4) __are picked__ (pick) from the plant and they are spread onto a cloth. They 5) _are left (leave) there for up to twenty hours. Next, the leaves are rolled up until they 6) __are broken (break) into small pieces. Finally, the leaves 7) __are dried (dry). The tea 8) __is___packed__ (pack) into containers and sent to different countries. It 9) __is sold (sell) to customers as loose leaves, as tea bags and as instant tea. To make tea, we 10) ___boil___ (boil) water and 11) __pour (pour) it over the dry tea in a teapot. This 12) __is left_ (leave) for three to five minutes. We can then add milk, lemon or sugar. In Britain, it was the custom to serve tea in the afternoons with sandwiches and cakes. This custom 13) __was started (start) by the Duchess of Bedford around 1840. Today, people 14) _drink_ (drink) tea all over the world.

 

 

1. He asked if they had already moved into the new flat.
2. They said they had and they expected him to come to their house-warming party next Sunday
3. He thanked them and said that he would be very glad. He asked if that was a two-room flat.
4. They answered positively and said that was a very nice one, with all modern conveniences.
5. He asked if that was in a multistorey house.
6. They answered that the building was five minutes from the metro and that(это) was a nine-storey one.
7. He said that(это) was very convenient and asked if that wasn't.
8. They agreed with him.